Think about the last celebration you shared with family. Now imagine being thousands of kilometres away. For millions of migrants, sending money home is one way to still take part. Learn more with OpenThinker Ron Biswas: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/mo...

Moving is terrible...but it can teach us a lot about modern-day rites of passage, as well as the grief and joy inherent to change. Learn more with @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/bo...

Some concepts are not as straightforward as they first seem and are difficult to define. Well-being is one of those concepts. OpenThinker Firoozeh Bairami Hekmati covers this seemingly simple, yet surprisingly complex, concept: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ho...

“Care, not cops” has become an increasingly common call for rethinking mental health crisis response. But what does that look like in practice? In her latest blog, OpenThinker Megan Rowe explores the growing field of alternative crisis response: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ca...

What if the biggest risk to e-mobility isn’t the battery, but the rules around it? OpenThinker Martins Obialor explores the gaps in Canada’s approach to lithium-ion battery safety: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/re...

Our DNA is written in four letters. Bacterial DNA is too. When a resistance gene hides in millions of those letters, how do scientists find it? @thepreciouso.bsky.social’s newest blog post reads between the lines – and the letters: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/re...

A clear scan doesn’t always mean every cancer cell is gone. Join OpenThinker Maya MacLean as she explores the fascinating world of cancer stem cells and why researchers are trying to target them: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ca...

When a crisis crosses borders, money often follows. Remittances can help families pay for healthcare and plan beyond an emergency, but they also carry sacrifice for those sending them. Read how money, care and responsibility travel together with OpenThinker Ron Biswas: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/mo...

OpenThinker Zuby Ain Sohail explores what genuine accountability looks like in Canada's public sector — and why the difference matters: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/be...

Ever wondered why cancer treatment doesn’t work the same for everyone? Learn more about the science of heterogeneity with OpenThinker Maya MacLean: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/wh...

Inspired by Muhammad Yunus and countless local changemakers, OpenThinker Mohamed Kadry Ibrahim explores what drives social entrepreneurs to turn ideas into impact. Discover how purpose, innovation and action can create lasting change: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/me...

Canada’s retirement income system is more than mandatory earning-based pensions. Firoozeh Bairami Hekmati shows it has three interconnected layers, with Canada’s Old Age Security & Guaranteed Income Supplement helping to improve financial security for older adults: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ca...

Not always gender-neutral! In this month’s blog post, OpenThinker Noah Doucette explores the historical evolution of Canadian HPV vaccination programs and shares resources that can help you make an informed decision about the vaccine: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/va...

Life contains many rites of passage. Is death the final rite? How does applying this anthropological theory to death and dying help us think about social relationships? Explore these questions with @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/de...

In this month’s blog post, OpenThinker Megan Rowe explores how police became default responders to mental health crises, and how this role reflects gaps in care, underfunded community supports and assumptions about crises: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/91...

Cold weather doesn’t just drain batteries faster — it can change how they charge, age and fail. OpenThinker Martins Obialor explores the science behind winter battery safety: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/wh...

How do researchers measure childhood trauma, and what might they be missing? OpenThinker Sarah Haggett explores why better questions can lead to better research, healthcare and policy by capturing the full story behind childhood experiences: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/a-...

In 2016, a woman's lab results came back resistant to 26 antibiotics. Every single one tested. There was no next option. @thepreciouso.bsky.social unpacks why this isn't just her problem – it’s all of ours: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ha...

Adoption is only the beginning. Across Canadian farms, some climate-smart practices don’t last — and that changes how we measure success. Learn more with OpenThinker Ifunanya Orisekeh: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ad...

Zuby Ain Sohail asks: does representation equal inclusion? In her first #DalOpenThink post, she uncovers the compliance trap keeping Canadian public institutions from achieving genuine DEI: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/wh...

OpenThinker Firoozeh Bairami investigates low-income older adults’ lived experiences, along with survey data, to better understand how Canada’s non-contributory pensions affect their well-being: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/fi... Photo: Tony Luciani

You, me and HPV. OpenThinker Noah Doucette covers HPV-related health conditions and what we can do to prevent them: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/yo...

What is a rite of passage, really? OpenThinker Emma Nelson explores this topic, focusing on the medical professionals who guide us through two tangible instances of a rite of passage — birth and becoming a parent, and death and dying: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/wh...

When migrants send money home, a dollar is not just a dollar. It can become medicine, school fees, rent, food, emergency support or a way of saying: I am still with you. @aranyabiswas1.bsky.social explores remittances as more than income: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/mo...

Megan Rowe opens her OpenThink blog series by asking who responds when someone experiences a mental health crisis, why police remain so central and what alternative models of crisis care are possible: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/me...

How can light and gold outsmart super bacteria? @rboudries.bsky.social is developing an ultra-fast diagnostic method to catch bacterial metabolic responses hours before traditional tests, closing a critical gap in the fight against antibiotic resistance: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/li...

Two patients. Same hospital. Same week. Identical resistance gene. Looks like an outbreak — until you look closer. @thepreciouso.bsky.social breaks down the interpretive steps that unravel this, and why automation matters at scale: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/sa...

Batteries lasting a lifetime is not a myth. Advances in battery science suggest that such a future could be nearer than we think. OpenThinker Martins Obialor explores how this is happening: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/ca...

OpenThinker Sarah Haggett takes readers inside the EEG lab, busting mind-reading myths, breaking down brainwaves and showing how tiny electrical signals can be used to understand the human mind — all while participants are turned into bionic mermaids! blogs.dal.ca/openthink/a-...

In her first OpenThink post, @tiaramuld.bsky.social introduces Drosophila melanogaster, the tiny fruit fly with a huge role in science, and asks why scientists still use it: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/th...